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New Bern Stadium
Spectators: 7830 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Curt Finch took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Somerset's Perry Dodge got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute, Darrel Chan sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Somerset's Alfred Russo didn't even have to move. Dan Savage took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lincoln Root, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfred Russo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxwell Street in the 7th minute of the match. Alfred Russo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxwell Street in the 8th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, Maxwell Street dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alfred Russo, 1-0. After some careless play in the Somerset defense, Nelson Pineda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfred Russo. The Somerset fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfred Russo should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice moves Frankie Elmore could shoot a difficult shot in the 19th minute, which Alfred Russo however easily saved by the left post. After a rather tough play, Somerset's Perry Dodge got a free kick in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxwell Street in the 28th minute of play forced Somerset's goalkeeper Alfred Russo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Somerset's Adrian Stafford got a free kick in the 29th minute. Somerset were furious when Donny Lincoln was red carded, 37 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee gave ALBEAGLES FC a penalty, 39 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Darrel Chan, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Somerset's Alfred Russo. 3-0. Casper Epps received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Dan Savage tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of ALBEAGLES FC booed when Somerset was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Stafford didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lincoln Root made a kick off. If Darrel Chan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 56 minutes of play, ALBEAGLES FC's Nelson Pineda made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfred Russo was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 61 played minutes Somerset got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Gipson. 62 minutes into the match, Somerset's goal looked a bit too open when Nelson Pineda came free, but Alfred Russo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lincoln Root who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 64thth minute tested the skills of Dan Savage when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Alfred Russo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Curt Finch, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. A collision led to Somerset getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Nathan Muniz hit a great ball. Alfred Russo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Curt Finch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lincoln Root got free with Dan Savage in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Casper Epps was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 75th minute. Somerset's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 77th minute of the game, Emanuel Gipson landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. 77 minutes into the game, Richard McCall was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ALBEAGLES FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Somerset the free kick. After 80 played minutes ALBEAGLES FC got a freekick which was hit by Richard McCall. Casper Epps charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Casper Epps the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Somerset's Casper Epps got a free kick in the 81st minute. After 82 minutes of play, ALBEAGLES FC's Maxwell Street made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfred Russo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alfred Russo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frankie Elmore, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Alfred Russo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Curt Finch in the 92nd minute of the match. Casper Epps sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 96 minutes of play, ALBEAGLES FC's Curt Finch made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfred Russo was left in no man's land by his defense there! There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. ALBEAGLES FC fully deserved thier win.